Vital day-to-day local services are being protected as the Government cuts another £27 million of funding for Plymouth residents.
The City Council is set to agree a draft budget for 2015/16 which includes £14 million less to spend on services next year due to Government funding cuts.
The Government has already cut the Council’s funding by £30m over three years and the City...
A concerted effort to push projects that have stalled, provide support for business getting off the ground and encourage existing businesses to expand has led to 2,000 new roles in Plymouth – months ahead of target.
Council leader Tudor Evans said: “This is an incredible result. We were the first city to take this pro-active call to arms approach and act on – rather than just talk...
Plymouth City Council is working with education charity, SGOSS- Governors for Schools to try and reduce the number of school governor vacancies in the city. At the moment there are more than 50 vacant governor positions across schools and colleges in Plymouth.
Although 75 per cent of Plymouth’s Schools were recently deemed by Ofsted to be amongst the best in the country this appeal is...
Are you a keen runner? Could you inspire others to get on the road to an active lifestyle? Then step up!
Plymouth City Council's sports development unit is looking for people like you to train as running leaders and help expand their beginners’ running network.
Thanks to funding from England Athletics the team is offering free places on the ‘Leadership in Running Fitness’...
It might seem a long way into the future, but Plymouth parents whose children are due to start school next year are being encouraged to get their applications in early.
Plymouth City Council is now taking applications from families whose children are due to start at primary school for the first time or junior school (having completed Year 2 in an infant school) in September 2015....
Plymouth City Council is teaming up with children’s author Kathryn White and national shared reading initiative ‘Reading Force’ to promote books to youngsters from service families.
A special event is being held at Plymstock Library on Saturday 7 June to celebrate National Bookstart Week and encourage forces parents and carers to share books with their little ones.
Plymouth City Council has installed solar panels on nine of its buildings as one of several energy efficiency measures to secure Plymouth’s place among the greenest cities in the UK.
Latest figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that Plymouth is one of the best performing UK cities for CO2 emissions; standing at just 4.7 tonnes per person per year....
Plymouth City Council has now delivered three quarters of the 100 pledges for the city that it announced last May.
The milestone was reached this week when Councillor Nicky Williams officially signed off the 75th pledge launching a new scheme, known as Skills Aid Plymouth, which supports young people to stay in school and get the qualifications the city needs them to have.
It’s National Apprentice Week and Plymouth City Council’s Apprentices have kicked off a week of activities with a launch party – all in aid of their chosen charity; Dartmoor Rescue Team Plymouth.
The party, which sold more than 200 tickets, raising over £500 for the charity, was organised by the apprentices to help celebrate the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2014, whilst...
